Michael P. Johll, Ph.D.

Michael P. Johll, Ph.D., is the founder and principal of The Johll Consulting Group. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1992 and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1998. He received further training at Ball State University Counseling Center. Dr. Johll served on the graduate faculty at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas where he taught courses in assessment and group processes and served as a clinical supervisor to counseling doctoral students. Dr. Johll then served as a faculty member at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio; teaching in the undergraduate division of psychology and graduate division of business.

Organizational areas of interest to Dr. Johll include program development and assessment, small group processes, communication and feedback strategies, diversity issues in the workplace, vocational counseling and conflict resolution and/or mediation. Dr. Johll’s clinical and applied areas of interest focus on life transitions and the accompanying psychological stresses. Dr. Johll has received awards for both his teaching and research, and has been published in peer-reviewed journals and the popular press.

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Crystal Hoffman, Graduate 2012

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